Sign arrangement



Jan. 19, 1932. A. HARRIS SIGN ARRANGEMENT Filed Aug. 9, 1928 PatentedJan. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALEXANDER HARRIS, OF NEWARK,NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ART METAL WORKS,

INC., A CORPORATION 015 NEW JERSEY SIGN ARRANGEMENT Application filedAugust 9, 1928. Serial No. 298,478.

This invention relates to sign arrangements and more particularly to thecombination of a sign, either advertising or ornamental, or otherwise,and special means for attaching the same.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientsign of the lightreflecting variety adjustably mounted as on theradiator cap of an automobile so that it can be used to reflect receivedlight forwardly for the purpose of exhibition, indication,advertisement, or ornamentation.

Further and more specific objects, features, and advantages will moreclearly appear from the detailed description given below taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings which form part of thespecification, and which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, andin which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the front of an automobile with thedevice mounted on the top of the radiator;

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical view taken through part of the sign andthe radiator ca liig. 3 is a front elevation of the device in positionon the cap; and,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the adjustable means formounting the device on the cap.

The preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the drawingscomprises a sign casing or framework having angularly related top andbottom walls 10 and 11. At the rear of these walls the casing is closedbut at the front it is open. The top wall has an opening 12 therein inwhich a plate or stencil 13 is held by means of clips 14. This stencilmay have thereon any sign, symbol, or other matter which it is desiredto exhibit by reflecting it forward from a reflector plate or surface 15mounted on the lower wall 11 and held thereon by means of clips 16, andby sign I include any ornamental and other matter as well as advertisingmatters. The stencil plate 13 may be of glass or other material suitablyconstructed to receive and transmit the insignia to be reflected, whilethe reflector surface or plate 15 may also be a glass mirror or highlypolished metal. The

light, preferably the sun light, will pass 7 through the stencil andstrike the reflector plate 15. From this the image of the symbol to beexhibited will be thrown forward by rea-- son of the angle between thetop and bottom 1 plates 10 and 11. The symbol will be visible becausethe stencil 13 hasits surface treated in such manner that the lightpasses to a diflerent degree through the symbol than through the rest ofthe plate.

In order to most prominently display the device in a position where thematerial to be exhibited will show up to advantage, I mount the casingon a supporting member,

preferably the top of the radiator cap 17 of an automobile. In order tobe able to throw the reflected image in any desired direction andto;very readily adjust it in the desired position, I mount the device onthe cap 17 by means of an adjustable bracket which comprises a lowerU-shaped plate 18 with its legs extending upwardly. This plate 18 hasits base fastened to the top of the cap 17 by means of a bolt 19provided with a clamping and adjusting nut 20. By this construction,

the plate 18 can be turned around a vertical axis at will and adjustedin any desired position. i

The adjustable bracket further comprises an upper U-shaped plate 21 withits legs eX- tending downwardly and adapted to lie alongside the legs ofthe plate 18. These adjacent legs are provided with aligned holesthrough which passes a bolt 22. An adjusting and clamping nut 23disposed on the end of the bolt 22 permits of the upper plate 21 beingmoved around a horizontal axis and adjusted in any desired position. Thebase of the U-shaped upper plate 21 is fastened to the under side of thebottom plate 11 of' the casing, preferably by means of rivets 2 1.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the device isprominently displayed on the automobile in such position that thematerial being exhibited will be readily seen by all passers-by as itapproaches them. There is a further advantage derived by mounting it onthe radiator cap, which, by being readily removable from the radiator,will permit of the devicebeing readily taken ofi for replacement,repair, or to change the stencils. Without taking it off the radiator,however, the adjustable supporting means permit the osition of thedevice to be quicky and easi y adjusted so that the exhibited materialcan be seen from almost any desired angle.

While I have described my improvement in detail and with respect to apreferred form thereof, I do notdesire to be limited to such details orform since many changes and modifications may be made and the inventionembodied in other forms without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention in its broader aspects. Hence I desire to cover allmodifications and forms coming within the language or scope of any oneor more of the a pended claims. What I claim as new and esire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination, an automobile radiator a bracket member, means forfastening said bracket member to said cap for movement around a verticalaxis, a second bracket member, means for connecting said second bracketmember to said first bracket member for movement around a horizontalaxis, and a light reflecting sign mounted on said second bracket member.

2. In combination a supporting member, a bracket member fastenedthereto, a second bracket member supported by the first bracket memberand adjustable about a horimental axis with respect thereto, a frameworkmounted on the second bracket, means carried by the framework to receivesunlight and to transmit thereby an image, and means carried by theframework to receive lllGh light and image and reflect it from theframework.

.In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALEXANDER HARRIS.

